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Italian cooking class

Italy on the table, wine in the glass and food that puts a smile on everyone’s face

An Italian cooking class at Kromans is for groups who want to cook together, taste as they go and finish around the table with an evening full of craft, warmth and a little amore italiano.

We work with Italian menus in which pasta, risotto, polenta, vegetables, meat, seafood, herbs, cheese, espresso and lemon are not simply lined up. They are adjusted, tasted and brought together into an evening with pace, music and genuine kitchen energy.

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Creamy polenta topped with braised beef, blue cheese crumbles, and chopped herbs on a rustic wooden table with a glass of red wine beside it.

Our Italian cooking classes

Choose the Italian menu that best suits your evening. Some are light and elegant; others are more rustic and full-bodied. What they share is pasta, flavour and Italian energy without any unnecessary ceremony.

Great Italian Food and “hygge” #1

Paris may be the city of cities – but Rome, wow! A metropolitan jewel full of endless discoveries, experiences and uplifting moments. In short, a city you never quite finish exploring. Our Italian menus take you through the full range of Italian flavours – with the exception of pizza…
  • Beef tartare with fresh truffle or truffle caviar
  • Mushrooms au gratin with goat’s cheese and pancetta
  • Ravioli with prawns and prawn bisque
  • Saddle of rabbit with seasonal vegetables, baked San Marzano tomatoes and fennel
  • Almond cake with coconut and blueberries, served with homemade nougat parfait and espresso

This menu is not suitable for groups of fewer than 15 people.

DKK 1,475 excl. VAT

Drinks included

Great Italian Food and “hygge” #2

Umore Italiano!
  • Parmigiana di melanzane – aubergine baked with tomato, Parmesan and basil
  • Homemade fettuccine with lemon butter sauce, oyster mushrooms, marsh samphire and scallops
  • Rack of veal with herbs and seasonal Italian vegetables
  • Homemade tiramisu à la Kroman

This menu is suitable for large groups.

DKK 1,355 excl. VAT

Drinks included

Great Italian Food and “hygge” #3

La sfida – The challenge!
  • Scallop cream with julienne of lemon zest
  • Pappardelle with wild boar ragout
  • Stuffed quail with grape sauce and seasonal vegetables
  • Meringue discs with yoghurt cream and lemon thyme parfait

This menu is not suitable for groups of more than 15 people.

DKK 1,455 excl. VAT

Drinks included

Great Italian Food and “hygge” #4

Italiano classico!
  • Bruschetta ‘Il tricolore’ with confit cherry tomatoes and stracciatella – hake cream with capers and Genovese basil pesto
  • Agnolotti with truffle salsiccia and sage butter
  • Osso buco with soft polenta, Gorgonzola and gremolata
  • Lemon sorbet with whipped cream and homemade milk chocolate truffle croquant

DKK 1,355 excl. VAT.

Includes high-quality Italian wines with the meal.

Great Italian Food and “hygge” #5

‘Dalla Liguria con amore…’
  • Baked ‘turtun’ vegetable tart with seasonal vegetables and herbs
  • Risotto with celery, morels and porcini mushrooms
  • Wild boar ragout with polenta and Taggiasca olives
  • Chocolate parfait with white chocolate pieces, served on a meringue nest with whipped cream and fruit baked with Vecchia Romagna

DKK 1,455 excl. VAT.

Includes high-quality Italian wines with the meal.

A Little Italian Affair… #1

  • Homemade pasta with lemon butter, basil, steamed mussels and garlic-roasted cherry tomatoes
  • Saltimbocca con battuto
  • Almond cake with coconut and blueberries, plus homemade nougat parfait with espresso

DKK 1,050 excl. VAT

Drinks included

A Little Italian Affair… #2

New!
  • Mushroom risotto
  • Osso buco with soft polenta, Gorgonzola and gremolata
  • Italian meringue with lemon sorbet and whipped cream

DKK 1,050 excl. VAT

Drinks included

Booking

Choose one or more classes and get in touch. We always speak with you first, so together we can find exactly the right option — including if you have any particular requests or requirements.

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More about Italian gastronomy

Italian food is not one flavour, one technique or one region. That is precisely the point. In Kromans’ Italian menus, the bright meets the deep: lemon and basil, butter and sage, tomato and aubergine, seafood and bisque, mushrooms and truffle, polenta, risotto, pasta and slow-cooked meat with plenty of soul.

Italian cooking is at its best when the ingredients are allowed to taste of themselves, but that does not mean the food cooks itself. Quite the opposite. Pasta needs bite. Risotto needs to come together properly. A sauce needs adjusting, not merely pouring over. And gremolata, lemon, herbs or a hint of bitterness can provide the small kick that wakes the dish up. Bang. Not loudly. Just right.

At Kromans, the point is therefore not simply to work through a menu. You taste as you go, talk about the balance and get your hands into the details that make the difference. When the atmosphere is good, people also become braver with the spoon. They taste once more, ask another question and discover that great flavour rarely comes from grand words, but from attention, hot pans and someone saying: ‘Try it again now.’

Italian cooking is ideal for an evening in Copenhagen when a group wants to make something together that feels both grounded and generous. It is social gastronomy with a solid professional foundation, but without stiff aprons in the soul. The music is welcome to play, the tomato sauce is welcome to fill the room, and there must be space for both precision and laughter.

Explore the Italian kitchen in greater depth

An article about the role of pasta in Italian cooking, and why shape, texture and sauce are not incidental details but the difference between ‘good enough’ and ‘yes please, more of that’.
An article about rice, polenta, mushrooms, butter, cheese and the creamier side of Italian gastronomy that several of Kromans’ menus draw upon.
An article about the small touches that bring Italian dishes to life: lemon, basil, gremolata, sage, tomato, olive oil and that final taste before serving.

FAQs about Italian cooking classes

What is an Italian cooking class at Kromans?

An Italian cooking class at Kromans is a sociable food experience in which participants prepare an Italian-inspired menu together and finish the evening with a shared dinner.

It is about gastronomy, teamwork and atmosphere — not about breaking into an exam sweat over a saucepan.

What is the difference between Great Italian Food and ‘hygge’ and A Little Italian Affair?

Great Italian Food and ‘hygge’ is the larger, more expansive Italian experience, while A Little Italian Affair is the more compact three-course version.

This makes it easier to choose according to the format, the structure of the menu and the kind of evening you would like.

Do we need cooking experience?

No. The classes are designed so that most people can join in, regardless of their experience in the kitchen.

There is professional substance to the evening, but the tone is down-to-earth and the social side matters just as much as the culinary one.

Are the Italian classes suitable for company events?

Yes. Italian classes work very well for company events and groups because the food encourages teamwork, conversation and a shared experience.

Italy has a special way of bringing people together without making the evening feel stiff or formal.